diff --git a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
index 9bf59575e..ba7d4f237 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
+++ b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ import {
 import { ALL_UNIT_TYPES, UnitState } from "./render/types";
 import { SoundManager } from "./sound/SoundManager";
 import { themeProvider } from "./theme/ThemeProvider";
+import { getEffectiveDpr } from "./utilities/Dpr";
 
 export interface LobbyConfig {
   cosmetics: PlayerCosmeticRefs;
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ function mountWebGLFrameLoop(
 
   const syncCamera = (): void => {
     const scale = transformHandler.scale;
-    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    const dpr = getEffectiveDpr();
     const centerX =
       transformHandler.offsetX +
       mapWidth / 2 +
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/Camera.ts b/src/client/render/gl/Camera.ts
index 1bd4cbf8d..28253e60a 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/Camera.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/Camera.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { getEffectiveDpr } from "../../utilities/Dpr";
+
 /**
  * 2D camera: pan/zoom → column-major mat3 for WebGL2 vertex shaders.
  *
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export class Camera {
 
   /** Update canvas pixel dimensions. Triggers initial fitMap on first call. */
   resize(cssWidth: number, cssHeight: number): void {
-    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    const dpr = getEffectiveDpr();
     this.canvasW = Math.round(cssWidth * dpr);
     this.canvasH = Math.round(cssHeight * dpr);
     if (this.needsInitialFit) {
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ export class Camera {
 
   /** Convert screen pixel position to world coordinates. */
   screenToWorld(screenX: number, screenY: number): { x: number; y: number } {
-    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    const dpr = getEffectiveDpr();
     const ndcX = ((screenX * dpr) / this.canvasW) * 2 - 1;
     const ndcY = -(((screenY * dpr) / this.canvasH) * 2 - 1);
     const sx = (this.zoom * 2) / this.canvasW;
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ export class Camera {
 
   /** Convert world coordinates to screen pixel position (CSS pixels). */
   worldToScreen(worldX: number, worldY: number): { x: number; y: number } {
-    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    const dpr = getEffectiveDpr();
     return {
       x: (this.zoom * (worldX - this.offsetX)) / dpr + this.canvasW / (2 * dpr),
       y: (this.zoom * (worldY - this.offsetY)) / dpr + this.canvasH / (2 * dpr),
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts b/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
index 5cbbd23b1..1e12dd243 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { Config } from "../../../core/configuration/Config";
+import { getEffectiveDpr } from "../../utilities/Dpr";
 import type {
   AttackRingInput,
   BonusEvent,
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ export class GPURenderer {
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   resize(cssWidth: number, cssHeight: number): void {
-    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    const dpr = getEffectiveDpr();
     this.canvas.width = Math.round(cssWidth * dpr);
     this.canvas.height = Math.round(cssHeight * dpr);
     this.camera.resize(cssWidth, cssHeight);
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/passes/RadialMenuPass.ts b/src/client/render/gl/passes/RadialMenuPass.ts
index 2518298ec..825d70b1f 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/passes/RadialMenuPass.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/passes/RadialMenuPass.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import iconVertSrc from "../shaders/radial-menu/icon.vert.glsl?raw";
 
 import emojiAtlasMeta from "resources/atlases/emoji-atlas-meta.json";
 import { assetUrl } from "src/core/AssetUrls";
+import { getEffectiveDpr } from "../../../utilities/Dpr";
 
 const emojiAtlasUrl = assetUrl("atlases/emoji-atlas.png");
 
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ export class RadialMenuPass {
     if (this.items.length === 0 && !this.centerItem) return;
 
     const gl = this.gl;
-    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    const dpr = getEffectiveDpr();
     const vw = gl.drawingBufferWidth;
     const vh = gl.drawingBufferHeight;
     const ax = this.anchorX * dpr;
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ export class RadialMenuPass {
     centerHovered: boolean,
   ): void {
     const gl = this.gl;
-    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    const dpr = getEffectiveDpr();
     const n = items.length;
     const hasCenter = centerItem !== null;
     const outerR = cfg.outerR * dpr;
diff --git a/src/client/utilities/Dpr.ts b/src/client/utilities/Dpr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa473f3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/utilities/Dpr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Cap the effective devicePixelRatio used for the WebGL drawing buffer and
+// any pixel-aware HUD math. Above 1.5×, low-end integrated GPU compositors
+// (notably older Chromebooks) can't swap the drawing buffer within a vsync
+// interval and frame pacing collapses. All callers must agree on this value
+// or camera ↔ screen coordinate math will desync.
+const MAX_RENDER_DPR = 1.5;
+
+export function getEffectiveDpr(): number {
+  return Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, MAX_RENDER_DPR);
+}